Showing posts with label sexual harassment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexual harassment. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

US anti-child trafficking activist resigns after sexual harassment allegations

According to the report, Ballard invited female staff and volunteers to accompany him on overseas missions playing the role of his wife, then would coerce them into sharing his bed or showering together by telling them it was necessary to fool traffickers...

Sunday, June 9, 2019

W.Va. bishop gave powerful cardinals and other priests $350,000 in cash gifts before his ouster, church records show - The Washington Post

In the years before he was ousted for alleged sexual harassment and financial abuses, the leader of the Catholic Church in West Virginia gave cash gifts totaling $350,000 to fellow clergymen, including young priests he is accused of mistreating and more than a dozen cardinals in the United States and at the Vatican, according to church records obtained by The Washington Post...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/a-wva-bishop-spent-millions-on-himself-and-sent-cash-gifts-to-cardinals-and-to-young-priests-he-was-accused-of-mistreating-confidential-vatican-report-says/2019/06/05/98af7ae6-7686-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Massachusetts Democrat calls for Clarence Thomas impeachment - POLITICO

Barbara L'Italien, a state senator running in a crowded field to replace retiring Rep. Niki Tsongas, is declaring her intention to file an impeachment resolution against the Supreme Court justice. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/29/barbara-litalien-clarence-thomas-impeachment-801680

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

These Two Letters Explain Why Democrats Were Furious With Ryan Zinke This Week - Mother Jones

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has not attempted to acquire a Chik-fil-A franchise for his wife, asked personal aides to buy a used mattress, or spent $1,560 on 12 fancy pens as has EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who is the subject of 12 separate investigations. But Democrats have not ignored some questionable behavior in Zinke's agency and described some of their concerns in a recent pair of open letters. ...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/these-two-letters-explain-why-democrats-were-furious-with-ryan-zinke-this-week/

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Jimmy Kimmel Tears Into Trump for Trying to Seduce Friends’ Wives: ‘Who Does That?!’ -- The Daily Beast

"I don't know if you know about this new book," Jimmy Kimmel told his audience Thursday night. "It's called Fire and Fury." Anyone who has paid any attention at all to political news this week knows all about Michael Wolff's new book and the all-out panic it seems to have created in the White House. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel-tears-into-trump-for-trying-to-seduce-friends-wives-who-does-that

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time -- PBS NewsHour

The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. ....
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/5-overlooked-politics-stories-that-are-worth-your-time-6

Friday, December 15, 2017

Schumer reports fake sexual harassment charge to Capitol Police - CNNPolitics

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reported a fake complaint accusing him of sexual harassment to Capitol Police, a spokesperson from his office confirmed Wednesday. Axios reported on Tuesday Schumer told the outlet he is the victim of a fake document that implicates him in detailed harassment claims by a former aide....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/13/politics/chuck-schumer-fake-complaint-sexual-harassment/index.html

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Every Other Terrible Thing About Roy Moore - The New York Times

Before we say goodbye to Roy Moore — I’m being optimistic here — let’s remember what this is all about. Yes, we’ve learned that a sizable contingent of voters will favor a sexual predator over a Democrat. But we already knew that from the 2016 presidential election. The real shocker is that many Republicans enthusiastically endorsed a candidate who shows contempt for the Constitution and proposes to replace our democracy with a theocratic state.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/opinion/roy-moore-women-harassment.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3







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